the chanon̛, and̛ spake to hym̛ thes
wordes, "sir," she seide, "I know wele that ye han loued̛ me of
longe tyme, and̛ ye of̘ me are moste louyd̛ a-boue
aƚƚ othere; and̛ for a Comenable tyme is not yete comyn for
to fuƚƚfiƚƚ oure purpose, I warne you, if ye wil
fuƚƚfiƚƚ youre purpose, comyth to me suerly on good̛
friday at Euyn, that next comyth, for then̛ my fadir and̛
oþer of̘ oure folke are that tyme vexed̛ and̛
traueyled̛ with dyuerse infirmytes, so that non̛ that myght
shaƚƚ haue any suspecion̛ to vs." The chanon̛
assentid̛ to here sayeng̘, aƚƚ thoughe he knewe it was
an horrible synne to euery Cristyn̛ man̛; but he myght not
come to hire no nothere wise, with outyn sklaundyre. that holy nyght,
on good̛ friday, he wente and̛ synned with here. and̛
atte morne the fadir was yerely vpp, and̛ come to the place there
they were, and̛ fownde the Chanon̛ with here; and̛
desired̛ forto haue slayne hym, but he durste not, for he was
Cousyn̛ to the byshope of the Cite, and̛ so he lete hym go.
and̛ that same Chanoun̛, on the holy seturday of Esterne,
moste menystre to the byshope that saide the masse, and̛ thought
on his synne, and̛ was right sorie; for hym thought he was not
worthy, but tristed̛ in the mercy of god̛, and̛ wente
to mynestre to the bishope. and̛ [he] loked̛ behynde
hym̛, and̛ saw the fader of the woman̛ withe many Iewes
into the kyrke comyng̘, with a grete assaylyng̘, for to
sklaundre and̛ to confownde hym opynly, be-fore the byshope
and̛ aƚƚ the peple, and̛ for to shewe his synne be-fore
hem̛ aƚƚ. but when̛ he sawe this, he lifted̛ vp
his Eyen̛ to heuyn̛, and̛ with sorowe of̘ [leaf 64, back]
herte he askid̛ forgyvenesse
of criste, be-hetyng̘ that he shuld̛ neuer do so more, while
he leuyd̛ in this worlde, throw his graciouse kepyng̘. Lo! a
wondre thing̘; aƚƚ the Iewes ronne to the byshope, and̛
iche of hem with opyn mouthe gapid̛ before the byshope; but bi
the purviaunce of̘ god̛ non̛ of hem spake a worde, but
as dowmbe men̛ they gaped̛, stondynge a-monge the peple.
wherfore the byshope, wenyng̘ that they were comyn̛ in
represse of Cristen̛ feithe, and̛ for to lette goddis
seruice, he bade aƚƚ the cristen̛ peple to dryve hem oute of
the kyrke, the wicked Iewes; and̛ so they didden. for the which
myracle the chanon̛ yeldid̛ to God̛ thankynges,
and̛ tolde the byshope be ordre as it was done; and̛